Month: February 2017

Colorado Springs – February 28, 2017 – Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE MKT: GORO) (the “Company”) today announced the timing of its 2016 fourth quarter and year-end earnings conference call scheduled for March 1, 2017. Gold Resource Corporation is a gold and silver producer, developer and explorer with operations in Oaxaca, Mexico and Nevada, USA. The Company has returned $109 million to shareholders in monthly dividends since commercial production commenced July 1, 2010, and offers shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold and silver and take delivery.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Feb. 28, 2017) –FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP. (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG)(FRANKFURT:FMV)(BVM:AG) (the “Company” or “First Majestic”) is pleased to announce the promotion of Dustin VanDoorselaere, previously Vice President of Operations, to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) beginning March 1, 2017. Mr. VanDoorselaere, an experienced mining engineer, will be responsible for overseeing all operational functions at each of the Company’s six operating silver mines in Mexico.

Prior to joining First Majestic in November 2016, Mr. VanDoorselaere held the position of General Manager for Nyrstar, a global metals and mining company, and was responsible for overseeing all aspects of mining operations, including legal and government relations, at the El Mochito mine in Honduras and the Campo Morado mine in Mexico. Prior to Nyrstar, Mr. VanDoorselaere held various operational positions at Goldgroup Mining and Aurico Gold in Mexico. Prior to working in Mexico, Mr. VanDoorselaere held senior operating positions with Redback Mining in Ghana, Norilsk Nickel in Australia, as well as numerous international mining companies within Canada.

GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Golden Minerals Company (“Golden Minerals”, “Golden” or the “Company”) (NYSE MKT and TSX: AUMN) has today announced financial results for the full year ending December 31, 2016.

2016 Highlights

Generated a positive net operating margin (defined as lease revenue less lease costs) of $4.4 million in 2016 from the Velardena oxide plant lease compared to a negative net operating margin of $2.0 million in 2015 from a combination of the Velardena oxide plant lease and mining activities

Granted Hecla Mining Company (“Hecla”) the right to extend the oxide plant lease through the end of 2018

Generated an additional $1.8 million in other operating income related to sales and farm-outs of non-strategic property and equipment

Spent $3.7 million in exploration expenses to advance exploration properties including Santa Maria and Rodeo:

At the Santa Maria property:

Completed test mining and processing and sold concentrates containing silver and gold for approximately $0.3 million, which offset exploration costs for the year

Began a mineral resource estimate and Preliminary Economic Assessment which were completed in February 2017

At the Rodeo property, completed a 2,100-meter drilling program and began a mineral resource estimate which was completed in January 2017

Electrum Global Holdings (“Electrum”) began exploration drilling in December 2016 on Golden’s farmed-out Celaya silver and gold property through their 100 percent-owned subsidiary

Cash and cash equivalents of $2.6 million with zero debt as of December 31, 2016, as compared to $4.1 million and $5.0 million face value convertible debt, respectively, as of December 31, 2015

Net loss of $0.13 per share in 2016 compared to net loss of $0.48 per share in 2015

VANCOUVER, Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX: GPR) (NYSE MKT: GPL) (“Great Panther”; or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the Company’s year ended December 31, 2016. The full version of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) can be viewed on the Company’s website at www.greatpanther.com or SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All shareholders can receive a hard copy of the Company’s complete audited financial statements free of charge upon request. All financial information is prepared in accordance with IFRS, except as noted under the Non-IFRS Measures section.

Great Panther commenced reporting its financial results in US dollars as of the third quarter of 2016. Accordingly, all dollar amounts expressed in this news release, and the associated financial statements and MD&A, are in US dollars (“USD”), unless otherwise noted. Periods prior to the third quarter of 2016 were reported in Canadian dollars (“CAD”), and have been restated to USD using the July 1, 2016 CAD/USD exchange rate of 1.3052.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 27, 2017 /CNW/ – Leagold Mining Corporation (TSX-V: LMC) (“Leagold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has executed a non-binding term sheet dated February 23, 2017 (the “Term Sheet”) with Orion Resources Partners, pursuant to which a fund managed by Orion Resources Partners (“Orion”) proposes to provide to the Company US$200 million in cash through a senior secured loan facility in the principal amount of US$150 million (the “Loan Facility”), and an equity private placement of US$50 million (the “Equity Subscription”).

Leagold’s previously announced financing plan to fund the acquisition of the Los Filos Mine contemplated up to US$200 million of debt financing, but the strong interest in the equity component of the financing plan has facilitated an adjustment to the debt-equity mix. The new anticipated financing plan includes a US$150 million five-year term loan, US$50 million equity private placement, and the previously announced subscription receipt offering (the “Subscription Receipt Offering”), which is now expected to raise gross proceeds of C$175 million (approximately US$133 million).

During the 8th week of the year (20th to 26th February, 2017) at least 23 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, including financing rounds by two companies. ON EXPLORATION, Prospero Silver completed additional field work at a shallow epithermal system in Chihuahua. ON MINING, First Majestic, Torex Gold and Alamos Gold reported financial and/or operational results for 2016. ON FINANCING, Two companies announced financing rounds for $3 M and C$40. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Gold Resources, Great Panther Silver, Consolidated Zinc, Kootenay Silver, Primero Mining, Timmins Gold, HECLA Mining, and Alamos Gold presented press releases relating to mineral reserves and resources to the end of 2017, or the commissioning of scoping studies. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, American International Ventures completed the acquisition of a group of concessions in Baja California, whilst Argonaut Gold entered into an agreement with Fresnillo PLC to buy a concession adjacent to a mine.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

The president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, presented a constitutional controversy at the Supreme Court regarding the controversial “ecological tax” recently implemented in Zacatecas. The unpopular tax was set to impose a tariff on every tonne mined in the state, arguing environmental affectations.

CyPlus Idesa, a JV between German Evonik Industries and Mexican Grupo IDESA, inaugurated the Coatzacoalcos plant in Veracruz to produce sodium cyanide, with a yearly capacity of 40 K tonnes to supply the mining industry.

ON EXPLORATION

Prospero Silver Corp. has completed additional sampling and mapping at its Bermudez property in Chihuahua, where 4.5 km of strike length of outcropping high-level banded, low sulphidation veins. The fifty one samples collected carry the total to 144 samples, with strongly anomalous Au, Ag, Ba and Zn and peaks of 1.9 g/t Au, 35 g/t Ag. “Fluid inclusion temperature data (153°C to 224°C and salinities between 0 wt% and 3.2 wt% NaCl equivalent) indicate that the current surface expression of the vein system sits between 150m to 280m below the elevation of the now-eroded-off paleo-water table……. Prospero’s fluid inclusion and geochemical work indicates that drilling at Bermudez should target depths of 200m to 400m below the exposed high level portion the system”.

Torex Gold Resources Inc. presented its financial and operational results for 2016. Its El Limon-Guajes mine in Guerrero started commercial production on April, extracting 279,937 Oz Au by the end of the year. Plant throughput averaged 9,226 tonnes per day (tpd) @ 3.25 g/t Au (3.49 g/t Au during the fourth quarter), with 86% gold recovery and cash cost of $543 and AISC of $733 per ounce.

Alamos Gold Inc. reported financial results for 2016, including figures for its Mexican operations. At Mulatos in Sonora, 154 K Oz Au were produced, at cash cost $877 and AISC $931 per gold ounce, while at El Chanate, also in Sonora, 68 K Oz Au were produced, at cash cost $1,171 and AISC $1,190 per gold ounce. At Mulatos 6.5 M tonnes were placed on the heaps @ 0.81 g/t Au, while 113.7 K tonnes were milled @ 11.23 g/t Au. At El Chanate 6.3 M tonnes were processed @ 0.60 g/t Au (17,300 tpd) and a recovery ratio of 56%. Guidance for 2017 includes the production of 150-160 K Oz Au at Mulatos and 50-60 K Oz Au at El Chanate. About 17 M are to be spent in exploration in the Mulatos district. Updated exploration efforts include the Mulatos district in Sonora, where $16 M were spent in 2016, mainly on La Yaqui, Cerro Pelon and Los Bajios targets. At La Yaqui 46,809 m were drilled, whilst upgrading resources and reserves, with mine development in progress and mining expected to start in mid-2017. At Cerro Pelon 19,081 m were drilled, with exploration and drilling expanding from the initial zone. At Los Bajios mapping, sampling and induced polarization surveys were carried out, and form the base to the coming 2017 drill programs.

ON FINANCING

Riverside Resources Inc. arranged a non-brokered private placement to raise aggregate proceeds of up to $3.025 M. Part of these funds are to be used for a first phase exploration program at La Cecilia project in Sonora.

Argonaut Gold Inc. entered into a bought deal basis agreement with a syndicate of underwriters to raise gross proceeds of up to C$40 M. The net proceeds of the offering will be used for the acquisition of properties adjacent to the El Castillo Mine (see below) and for general corporate purposes.

Consolidated Zinc Ltd. has commissioned a scoping study at its Plomosas project in Chihuahua, on which a maiden resource of 568 K tonnes @ 16.9% Pb+Zn, 24 g/t Ag was announced on December 2016. The study is to include the refurbishment and expansion of the existing plant to treat 75 K tonnes of ore per year, the mining infrastructure, and the metallurgical and engineering processes.

Kootenay Silver Inc. announced continued activities for 2017 on La Cigarra, Chihuahua (51 M Oz Ag @ 86.3 g/t Ag), Promontorio, Sonora (92 M Oz AgEq @ 64 g/t Ag) and La Negra, Sonora, (JV with Pan American Silver). At La Cigarra, work envisaged includes up to 7,500 m of drilling planned on peripheral targets and up to 7,500 m for resource expansion along extension of La Cigarra deposit, advanced metallurgical testing, updated resource estimate and setting the timeline for a preliminary economic assessment (PEA). At Promontorio and La Negra more drilling is planned for late second quarter.

Timmins Gold Corp. has carried 7,903 m of infill drilling in 34 holes at its Ana Paula project in Guerrero, since October 2016. Highlights include 48.4 m @ 12.16 g/t Au and 151 m @ 8.98 g/t Au. A variety of metallurgical methods have been tested, with overall gold recoveries improving to 80-85%. M3 Engineering was selected to provide the feasibility study (FS), while the environmental base line study has already been filed. The company expects to reach a construction decision by the second quarter 2018, and commissioning on the fourth quarter 2019.

American International Ventures, Inc. completed the acquisition of a group of concessions in the Alamo district in Baja California, comprising over 1,900 hectares. The Company currently has a pilot plant gold mining operation at its La Sorpresa IV Property in the same area.

Argonaut Gold Inc. entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Fresnilllo PLC, whereby Argonaut is to acquire the 420 ha. San Juan concession, adjacent to the Argonaut’s El Castillo mine in Durango for a cash consideration of $26 M, half of which is payable upon the execution of the transaction. “Currently, Argonaut holds the surface rights to the San Juan Concession. Over the past three years Argonaut and Fresnillo have collaborated as Fresnillo completed 34,510 metres of exploration drilling in 132 drill holes. The Company reviewed these results and has found evidence that the El Castillo mineral system continues onto the San Juan Concession…”

WITH zinc prices continuing their upward trajectory, Consolidated Zinc is making moves towards fast-tracking production at its Plomosas zinc-lead-silver mine, based in northern Mexico. The company has commissioned a scoping study of the asset following the high-grade maiden JORC resource of 568,000 tonnes @ 16.9% Zn+Pb announced in December. Managing Director Will Dix said with the bullish global prices for zinc, the time was right to consider options for fasttracking production. “The scoping study will assess mining and infrastructure options, including re-establishing past mine operations, and refurbishing and expanding an existing onsite processing plant, targeting a throughput of 200 tonnes per day, or approximately 75,000 tonnes per annum,” Mr Dix said. “By using the existing plant on site, and based on the reso

VANCOUVER, Feb. 27, 2017 /CNW/ – IMPACT Silver Corp. (“IMPACT” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has been named to the 2017 TSX Venture 50, a ranking of the top performers on the TSX Venture Exchange over the last year.

Each year, the ranking showcases TSX-V listed companies that have shown notable results in key measures of market performance. The companies included in the 2017 TSX Venture 50 were selected based on three equally weighted criteria: market capitalization growth, share price appreciation and trading volume.